186 articles tagged with "climate"
This week's climate developments highlight a notable decrease in fossil-fuel power generation, alongside warnings regarding a potential 'Super' El Niño event and ongoing climate challenges in Afghanistan.
A recent report from Autotrader reveals that the average price of electric vehicles in the UK is now lower than that of petrol cars, marking a pivotal moment in the automotive industry.
After a nine-day search, the two-year-old wolf Neukgu has been safely returned to its zoo, alleviating safety concerns for both the animal and the public.
Experts warn that opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea could jeopardize global climate initiatives, potentially encouraging fossil fuel exploitation in developing nations.
The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026.
Strategic angle: Glass Lewis raises transparency issues regarding AGM exclusion of climate resolution.
Strategic angle: Kate Marvel reflects on her fiery resignation: “I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”
Strategic angle: With "vehicle-to-grid" technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and accelerate the adoption of renewables.
Strategic angle: Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables Oil stands at about $110 a barrel and some forecasts have predicted it could reach $1
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current transports over 100 times more water than all of Earth's rivers combined.
Strategic angle: Two fatalities reported in southern California so far, with warmer spring bringing reptiles out on trails earlier.
Strategic angle: The shock of the oil crisis is playing out on Australian streets, where bike sales are up and cycle lanes are busier Track current petrol and diesel prices across Australia Get our breaking news email, free app or daily
Strategic angle: Transitioning away from fossil fuels in an unstable world: how can Santa Marta deliver? The post <mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">LIVE on April 9</mark> | Santa
Strategic angle: Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlife German mayors have called for a nationwide ban on night-time use of robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs and other s
Strategic angle: Harsh weather is nothing new in Kenya but the country’s climate is showing clear signs of getting hotter and drier The day is hot and dry but the soil underfoot is soft. “After four months of drought, we received the fir
Strategic angle: While path and strength of storm remain uncertain, BoM warns Cape York could again take direct hit if cyclone makes landfall.
Strategic angle: Concerns about coming wildfire risk, and temperatures also remain high on other side of Pacific where rare tropical cyclone has formed After a historically warm winter across nine states in the US, the first month of met
Strategic angle: Oliver Tokic-Bensley, 16, shares his harrowing experience after a shark bite in South Australia.
Strategic angle: As a child, Dominique Bikaba, was displaced by a new national park in the DRC. Now he is helping to secure land for wildlife and Indigenous groups against the backdrop of ongoing fighting Mist hangs low over the forested
Strategic angle: The climate cost of war is not hypothetical. It is measurable, material and increasingly unavoidable The post Carbon accounting can help tackle the hidden emissions of war appeared first on Climate Home News.
Strategic angle: As backlash grows, a nationwide search is underway for solutions to the AI energy crunch.
Strategic angle: Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market.
Strategic angle: Tebay, Cumbria: A planned reintroduction of these apex predators has got us upland farmers worried. We’re still not convinced they won’t harm our flocks The years seem to be coming around very quickly – this will be my n
Strategic angle: Rally met with bipartisan support after US border patrol revealed plans for steel wall across parts of beloved parks.
Strategic angle: An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge, and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that determine ecosystem health.
Strategic angle: The US has invoked national security to remove protections for the endangered cetacean, of which only about 50 are left.
Strategic angle: Under outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance.
Strategic angle: Fifty ‘founder’ bilbies were released in fenced breeding area in 2019 with the aim of establishing first wild population there in a century.
Strategic angle: In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, there are painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.
Strategic angle: Exclusive research reveals minimal impact of new drilling fields on UK's gas import reliance.
Strategic angle: Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerates seasonal change.
Strategic angle: Concerns rise as datacentres compete with residential developments near public transport.
The agency's recent announcement highlights growing public concern over health risks associated with these chemicals.
Strategic angle: A group of climate-focused candidates is hoping to steer the Salt River Project toward clean energy. Turning Point USA stands in their way.
Strategic angle: A federal auction undid a hard-won agreement to protect Alaska's North Slope. The Iñupiat community that fought for it is still waiting to be heard.
Strategic angle: Document shows partial felling last year, which led to legal action against Toby Carvery, was done by Ground Control.
Strategic angle: Experts warn that unwinding the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system will be complex, especially without international coordination The post Colombia pledges to exit investment protection system after fossil fuel law
Strategic angle: Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner.
Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 2 April 2026: Countries ‘revive’ energy-crisis measures | Record UK renewables | Plug-in so
Strategic angle: The UK avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 thanks to record renewable energy generation.
Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate... The post China Briefing 2 April 2026: EV profits rise | Ming Yang rejected | Iran war appeared first on Carbon
Strategic angle: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest assessment cycle has been beset by disagreements... The post Q&A: Why the standoff between nations over the next IPCC reports matters appeared first on Carbon
Strategic angle: Plug-in solar panels could save a typical UK household £1,100 over their 15-year lifetime, according... The post Analysis: How ‘plug-in solar’ can save UK homes £1,100 on energy bills appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Strategic angle: US states from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefits.
Strategic angle: Import subsidies, abundant hydropower and charging investments have spurred EV adoption, with electric vehicles now making up about three-quarters of new car sales The post Nepal’s EV revolution pays off as oil crisis ca
Strategic angle: The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.
Strategic angle: Amid drought and heat waves, April’s national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months.
Strategic angle: Offer reportedly put forward by creditors hoping to save struggling firm from being renationalised temporarily.
Strategic angle: Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations.
Strategic angle: Citing the Iran war, the administration let oil companies take actions that are likely to threaten an endangered whale.
Strategic angle: The latest IPCC session in Bangkok was clouded by persistent differences over when its flagship reports should be published and concern over cost-cutting proposals The post Funding gap threatens next round of IPCC climat
Strategic angle: Governments are still at loggerheads over the timeline for publishing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate... The post IPCC: ‘Frustrating and disappointing’ meeting leaves AR7 timeline in deadlock appeared first on Car
Strategic angle: Fed up with an increase in outages and surging fuel prices, a growing number of homes and businesses are ditching their backup generators for solar systems The post Nigerians bet on solar as global oil shock hits wallets
Strategic angle: Experts say the US believes it is entitled to resources it desires – a perspective president has supported for decades.
Strategic angle: Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children about their spring encounters with nature.
Strategic angle: Little bits of greenery are popping up in cities, making summers more bearable for urbanites.
Strategic angle: But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.
Strategic angle: Government keen to avoid panic as oil price surges, but perhaps households need advice on reducing consumption.
Strategic angle: Governments across Asia are increasing coal usage as they face energy shortages due to the ongoing conflict in Iran.
Strategic angle: Canada, Australia, Brazil and Norway are set to attend the Santa Marta summit, but the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers are missing from the list The post Major oil producers among 46 nations joining fossil fuel pha
Strategic angle: Extreme weather events around the world, such as wildfires and storms, were the major driver... The post How wildfires and storms drove insurance losses in 2025 – in three charts appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Strategic angle: Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his ‘bet’ on oil and gas ‘isn’t going so well’.
Strategic angle: Record-low snowpack and an early heatwave could mean a higher risk of drought and fire in coming months.
Strategic angle: Government urged to prioritize renewable energy sources over fossil fuels.
Strategic angle: Campaigners argue that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’ as precious ocean life faces threats.
Strategic angle: Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating rates.
Strategic angle: The great naturalist, who is about to turn 100, is still surprised by wildlife in his new series about British gardens.
Strategic angle: The UN's climate fund says new offices will boost developing nations' access to climate finance as board accredits first Palestinian entity for direct access to funds The post Green Climate Fund picks locations for five
Strategic angle: The climate crisis is putting human heritage in the firing line. In response, small island states are learning how to adapt The post Island nations fight to save cultural heritage from climate change appeared first on Cl
Strategic angle: The sweeping new law enshrines farmers' use of gas-powered equipment and weakens protections for conservation lands, locking the state's climate-battered ag sector into fossil fuel dependence.
Strategic angle: Nearly a year after disposable vapes were outlawed, new figures suggest the policy has delivered only modest gains while creating new challenges.
Strategic angle: Levi Vargas, 30, faced a tragic incident while competing in the Baker to Vegas race amid extreme heat conditions.
Strategic angle: Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risks.
Strategic angle: Peaches, strawberries and grapes were almost always found to be contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ in the analysis.
Strategic angle: Critics warn that the proposed trade policy could exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis.
Strategic angle: Staffers from DOGE are revamping rules in ways to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry.
Strategic angle: University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago.
An unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale found that mother and calf were supported by other whales throughout the process.
Strategic angle: An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
Strategic angle: Researchers find that urban dogs exhibit riskier behaviors due to reduced fear of harassment.
Strategic angle: Arctic sea ice has reached its peak extent for this winter, clocking in as the... The post ‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Strategic angle: India has set a new target to reduce its “emissions intensity” – greenhouse gas emissions... The post Q&A: What does India’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action? appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Strategic angle: National Trust reports positive impact of beavers on local habitats one year after reintroduction.
Strategic angle: Waste management companies warn that recycling systems are under strain from the sheer volume of discarded vapes.
Strategic angle: The farmers and their lawyers will argue that a UK-based entity linked to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline has breached Ugandan law and construction should halt The post Ugandan farmers use British court to try to sto
Strategic angle: Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather due to smog concerns.
Strategic angle: Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund.
Strategic angle: Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shock.
Strategic angle: Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows during drought conditions.
Strategic angle: A new global review reveals a critical “gap between advocacy and evidence” when it comes to scaling traditional agriculture to fight climate change.
Strategic angle: For the past two decades, low-level cloud cover has been declining, increasing the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface.
Strategic angle: India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by 0.5% in the second half of 2025.
Strategic angle: The Iran war has triggered another fossil-fuel energy crisis, with surging global prices and increasing misinformation.
Strategic angle: US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says.
Strategic angle: The government is paying TotalEnergies to halt a wind farm it isn’t building, in exchange for fossil fuel investments it’s already making.
Strategic angle: Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance.
Strategic angle: Advocates claim Lee Zeldin’s EPA has compromised health protections and reduced resources.
Strategic angle: GB Energy chief Jürgen Maier argues that increased production could provide economic benefits and aid the transition from fossil fuels.
Strategic angle: Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81%.
Strategic angle: Ministers warn that expanding North Sea drilling could jeopardize the UK's energy sovereignty.
Strategic angle: Understanding the significance of zettajoules in the context of climate change and energy measurement.
Strategic angle: Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh.
Strategic angle: Pacific island’s new leader discusses ‘exciting’ US partnership as critics fear impacts of seabed exploration.
Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas instead.
Strategic angle: The government postpones regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from new homes.
Thousands evacuated as winter storms bring heavy rainfall to Oahu.
Strategic angle: A new report highlights the financial burden on future generations due to climate inaction.
Strategic angle: Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is now ferret-free after a £4.5m partnership aimed at protecting seabird colonies.
Strategic angle: State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat.
Strategic angle: The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.
Strategic angle: The rise of betting on climate-related events is transforming the financial landscape.
Strategic angle: As efforts to study and conserve fungi expand, researchers say a 'shroom boom' is underway.
Strategic angle: Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined.
Strategic angle: A burst of unusual March heat is hitting the United States this week and into next, busting previous monthly heat records by wide margins.
Strategic angle: Officials warn some residents could be trapped by rising waters as Wahiawā dam on Oahu ‘may collapse at any time’.
Strategic angle: Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
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Strategic angle: In Denmark, the spread of solar panels in rural areas could play a deciding factor in the national elections on Tuesday.
Strategic angle: LSE research highlights concerns over climate science denial among Reform councillors.
Strategic angle: The expansion in Queensland, approved until 2081, is set to contribute approximately 120 million tonnes of carbon emissions over its lifetime.
Strategic angle: Record-breaking temperatures this week were significantly above average, attributed to climate change.
Strategic angle: IEA makes 10 recommendations to help households and businesses prepare for a drawn-out disruption to energy markets.
Strategic angle: Exclusive: Lack of enforcement is allowing people to drop rubbish with complete impunity, says Clean Up Britain.
Strategic angle: Exclusive: Testing in Bentham reveals one in four residents have blood levels in the greatest risk category.
Strategic angle: Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years.
Strategic angle: Analysis reveals a disconnect between political rhetoric and public support for net zero initiatives.
Strategic angle: Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closures.
Strategic angle: Lawsuit claims the rescission of the endangerment finding was illegal, threatening public health.
Strategic angle: As Americans face a housing crisis, this development shows how communal living can bring homeownership within reach – and foster connection.
Strategic angle: Landowner disputes and coastal erosion hinder completion of King Charles III England coast path.
Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, intensified offshore to category 5, fueled by warm waters in Coral Sea.
Strategic angle: As fuel costs climb, the long-term math shifts toward EVs — but consumer hesitation and infrastructure gaps could slow the transition.
Strategic angle: Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national income.
Strategic angle: Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills.
Strategic angle: Household energy bills could be reduced by up to £203 a year by stopping expensive fossil gas from setting the price of energy in the UK, according to Common Wealth.
Strategic angle: Glacier ice contains valuable information about the climates of the past. Researchers are scrambling to study it before it's too late.
Strategic angle: The ruling won't just dictate the fate of a CHamoru beach. It could set a major precedent for Indigenous rights and federal power across U.S. territories.
Strategic angle: Finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets.
The Santa Barbara coastal pipeline resumes operations after a decade, coinciding with ongoing tensions between Trump and California.
Strategic angle: Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection.
Strategic angle: Water shortages and rising heat are putting pressure on beer ingredients, but US brewers and farmers are adapting.
Strategic angle: Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050.
Strategic angle: Campaigners urge for immediate pollution alerts following a serious health incident involving a young boy.
Strategic angle: Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert says.
Strategic angle: In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign.
A remarkable transformation of a devastated landscape by an Indigenous community.
Strategic angle: Recent analysis reveals a concerning trend in the rate of species turnover within ecosystems.
Strategic angle: Greenhouse gases dropped just 0.1% last year as environment minister criticises lack of improvement.
Strategic angle: A survey reveals a surge in mining requests for critical minerals in Brazil's Carajás region, endangering land reform settlements.
Strategic angle: New research reveals alarming levels of PFAS compounds in fetal blood samples.
Strategic angle: Review from non-profit finds range of scenarios of firms simultaneously lobbying for and against Pfas regulations.
Strategic angle: Genes capable of creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been detected in Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of Northern Ireland.
Strategic angle: Top US regulators discuss litigation issues regarding glyphosate weed killer.
Strategic angle: The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 sterilization facilities that emit the toxic chemical in neighborhoods across the country.
Strategic angle: Climate change, war and mismanagement are putting Iran’s water supply under major strain, experts warn.
Strategic angle: With anger stoked by Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business, we look at what has happened to some of the main players.
Strategic angle: Experts warn of ‘attack on Americans’ lungs’ from cuts to health programs and environmental rollbacks.
Strategic angle: The White House is advancing its proposal to restructure a key climate research facility.
Strategic angle: The Amazon rainforest gets all the attention, but the neighboring cerrado stores massive amounts of carbon in its peaty soils.
Strategic angle: Two international tourists travelling to flood-ravaged North Burnett region from Brisbane thought to be first flood-related deaths.
Strategic angle: Farmers from Iowa to India depend on fossil fuel-based fertilizers. Much of their supply is stuck in the Persian Gulf.
Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of volcanic activity and climate patterns on monsoon variability in Asia.
Strategic angle: Australia Institute data reveals a 10% increase in state and federal subsidies for fossil fuels, outpacing funding for the NDIS.
Strategic angle: Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits.
Strategic angle: Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deaths.
Strategic angle: Regulator recommends rodenticides be removed from Bunnings and supermarkets shelves and sold only to licensed professionals.
Strategic angle: More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch ‘kākāpō cam’, which captures a rare flightless bird sleeping, tidying her nest and fighting off intruders.
Strategic angle: The cost of cutting UK emissions to net-zero is less than the cost of continuing reliance on fossil fuels.
The NAACP has accused Mississippi regulators of rushing a meeting to approve xAI plans for a massive, methane-burning power plant in Southaven.
Strategic angle: Rising temperatures are making it difficult for even young, healthy individuals to perform normal physical tasks safely.
Strategic angle: Experts caution that the ongoing conflict and bombings will lead to significant long-term environmental damage.
Strategic angle: The BoM has forecast flooding of the Burnett River at Bundaberg could rise to 7.5 metres by midnight.
Strategic angle: Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.
The Northern Territory faces severe flooding due to record rainfall, leading to school and highway closures. Residents are advised to avoid water for safety.
Strategic implications in focus: Drought and heatwaves occurring together – known as “compound” events – have surged across the globe.
Strategic implications in focus: An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
Strategic implications in focus: China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction for climate initiatives.
The latest findings reveal that the rate of global warming has accelerated significantly since 2015, posing a serious risk to the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target by 2030.
Strategic implications in focus: Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño.
Strategic implications in focus: Half of nations have met a UN deadline to report on how they are tackling biodiversity loss.
A North Dakota judge has finalized a $345 million judgment against Greenpeace, down from an initial $667 million, in a case linked to Dakota Access Pipeline protests led by Energy Transfer.
Strategic implications in focus: Researchers find that across 195 US cities, winters are on average nine days shorter than they were in 1970-1997.
The Trump administration's decision to roll back RMP provisions reflects a significant shift in regulatory policy, raising concerns over potential increases in chemical disaster risks.
Strategic implications in focus: An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate.
Despite the Trump administration's weakening of air pollution rules, the EPA's findings reveal that most US coal plants could meet existing standards.
Strategic implications in focus: The Lincolnshire constituency held by Richard Tice, the climate-sceptic deputy leader of the hard-right Reform party, receives significant flood funding.